Many Palm Beach Parks & Rec programs are free or cheap
Are you interested in exploring nature? Do you enjoy learning about local flora and fauna and seeing creatures in their natural habit or would like to join a naturalist-led group hike to search for animals?
- How does a guided walk through a pine flatwood forest to encounter wildlife along with a red-shouldered hawk sound?
- Are you interested in learning more about and seeing up close an American alligator or Florida native gopher tortoise and exploring their habitat?
The Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation Dept. offers public programs and activities to promote environmental awareness, conservation, recreation, and educate attendees.
Many programs are free with registration; others have nominal fees.
Daggerwing Nature Center, Boca Raton
Green Cay Nature Center, Boynton Beach
- Where: 12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach
- Call: 561-966-7000
- Cost: Free entry; some activities $5-$10
Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach
Features 2.5 miles of trails winding through 90 acres of pine flatwoods and wetlands. Highlights of the center include hands-on exhibits, animal encounters and a nature related gift shop.
Location: 7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach
Features: Alligator & other reptile and animal feedings.
Families and all ages welcome for FREE (No reservations required).
You'll not only see birds of prey and other wildlife, but you can also touch a live snake, if you are so inclined. A variety of live educational animals esreside inside the nature center, including a screech owl, baby alligators, snakes, and turtles.
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton
Riverbend, Jupiter
Guided nature walks, animal encounters and more at Riverbend Park, Jupiter
Grassy Waters Preserve, West Palm Beach
For a complete list of activities at Okeeheelee, more details, visit Parks & Recreation at pbcgov.org.
There are 87 community, regional and county parks and recreation sites in Palm Beach. Visit Parks & Recreation Park Locator at pbcgov.org to find one near you.
Visit Calendar event pages at pbcgov.org for a comprehensive list to locate activities of interest in your area.
Note: All tours and activities are subject to change or cancelation; verify before heading out.
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Other nature activities in South Florida:
- Critters & hikes, Grassy Waters Preserve in West Palm Beach
- Free entry Fourth of July at Broward Regional Parks
- Entry by 'pay what you can' donation at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
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- Free entry for dads on Father's Day with Car Show & Cookout at Mounts Botanical Garden
- Delightful night nature walks in Broward, $5
- Free entry & free rides onto Deerfield Island
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